Gazump
vi.vt. 房主抬价敲诈
📖 牛津释义
gazump
v[Tn usu passive 通常用於被动语态]
(Brit infml derog 口, 贬) raise the price of property, esp a house, after accepting an offer from (a buyer) 抬价敲诈（尤指房产, 价格议定後再抬价）
We shan't be buying the house
we've been gazumped (by the owner). 我们不想买那所房子了, 卖主变卦要敲诈我们.
🗣️ 情景例句
No smile, no surprise.
不笑 ，就没有惊喜。
As relationships between the People's Republic of China and the United States strengthen more and more today.
随着当今中美两国关系的不断加强。
Often a valley boasted no inn at all, and climbers found shelter wherever they could --
山谷里常常没有小客栈，登山者只好随遇而安。